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986,864. Patanted Mar, 7, 1911.

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the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flying-hachines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

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In-the drawings 1, is a frame shownas of generally rectangular. form andconsisting of rails or rods. This frame carries a inotor 2, a crankshaft 3, and a pro eller shaft 4, mounted to revolve in suitab ebearings.

5 and 6, are clutches by means of which he shafts 3 and 4, may beconnected with and disconnected from the motor.

The device for steering the machine comrises a pair of vertical planes 7and 8, arranged at an angle to each other and profecting outward on eachside from the back end of the machine or from brackets ca'r-' fied bythe frame 1. 'Each of these planes I and 8, consists of or is providedwith shutters 9. The shutters are pivotally connected atthe middle oftheir ends with side pieces l0, of the rim of the plane. By opening orclosing the shutters of one or the other of these planes 7 and 8, it isobviously possible to guide or direct the machine. Further- .fnore whenthe shutters are open it is eviient'that Wind blows through the openingswithout exerting substantial pressure on the same. In this Way thesteering planes do not receive and resist undesirable wind pressure. Theshutters 9, may be opened and closed in any convenient way. However, thepintles of their hinges are shown as provided with arms 11, which arecon- "nected by means of a rod 12, which in turn is connected with oneend of a bell crank lever 13, the other end of which is connected withmechanism 14, by means of which it is Worked. These parts constitute ashutter worker of which there are many kinds.

l5, is a propeller carried by the shaft 4, and shown as arranged at thefront of the machine beyond the parts thereof.

16, 17, 18 and 19, are Wings which are in principle substantialduplicates so that a description of one will serve for all. Each Objectsof the present invention are to, proyidea dying machine which can startby lifting itself without a running or gliding;

motion, can pause and travel in inidair and descend and alight withoutshocks or jars and in any desired place and which auto-, matically-adJusts or balances itself and? which is readily dirigiblenotwithstanding the presence of wind and drafts of air.

wing is provided with shutters which close on the down stroke of thewing and open on the up stroke of the wing. In this way the operation ofthe Wings in lifting the machine is facilitated. The shutters 30, of thewings are pivoted at one of their edges to the frame of the wing and theopening movement of the Wings may be limited by j providing the stops31. rlhe wings are piv- The invention will be claimed at the end h ereofbut will first be described in connecf tion with the embodiment of itchosen for illustration in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1,is an end View of a machine embodying features of the invention. 2, is aside view of the saine. Fig. 3, is a top or plan View with parts brokenaway showing in broken lines the outline of the top plane, and Fig. 4,is an end view drawn to Fig.

l i i i oted to the frame 1, as at 20, and are provided with arms whichare connected by links 21, with the cranks of the shaft 3. Theseconnections are so made that when i one pair of wings as' 16 and 18, ison the up stroke with its shutters open the other pair of wings as 17and 19, is on the down stroke with its shutters closed as indicated byarrows in Fig. 1. In this way one pair of wings is always lifted duringthe ascent of the machine. At the top there is a plane 22,

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the middle portion 32, of which may be solid l but the side portions ofwhich are provided with shutters 23, Shown as pivoted at their' ends tothe marginal frame 4of the lane. '.lhese shutters are provided with a Sutter worker by which they are opened and closed either manually orautomatically or both. As shown the pintles of the hinges of theshutters are provided with arms connected with an endwise slidable rod24.

25, is a spring tending to so position the rod 24, that the shutters 23,ai'e closed.

2G, is a spriiig-retracted-bell-crank-lever, one arm of which may workin a slot in the rod 24, and the other arm of which is coil.- nected asby a rod or cord 27, ruiming over a pulley 28, to what may be called agravity or plumb bob device 33, suspended from the frame Il. Theshutters on the other side of the plane 22, are connected to the plumbbob or gravity device 33, in the manner that has been described. If adraft or current of air exerts undue pressure on for example therighthand side of the plane 22, its erfect is to tip that side of themachine up. In doing this the device 33, under the influence of gravityoperates the shutter worker of the righthand Wing so as to open theshutterst thus relieving the wind pressure and pei'- mitting the deviceto right itself. It we assume that the wind raises the righthand side ofthe device, the plumb bob 29, will open the shutters of the right-handpart. ot' the pla-11e 22, in the manner described but will not open theshutters of the lefthand wing because the bell crank 26, is connectedwith the rod 24, by a slot-and-pin connection which permits it tooperate merely as a takenp for the cord or rod 27. The spring 25, holdsthe shutters in closed posit-ion. .From the foregoing it is evident thatthe operation of t-he part 33, is by working the shutters to relieve theappropriate side of the machine from undesirable wind pressure. Theshutters 23, may be worked by hand for example by moving the rods oilevers 29.

.In use the motor 2, is started and the crank shaft alone may beconnected with it in which case the Wings 16 to 18, operate tc lift themachine and the shutters of these wings Work in the manner described. Ildesired the propeller 15, may also be connected with and operated fromthe engine during the lifting of the machine. In fact the Wings and thepropeller may be Workec at the same time or separately so as to.position the machine at any desired elevatior and so as to cause it totravel as may be desired. The shutters 23, may also bi worked not: onlyto balance the machine, as described, but also to control its descentanc facilitate .its ascent.

that I claim is: a

1. An airship comprising a frame, inov able wings provided with shutterswhich open on the up stroke and close on the down stroke, a planeprovided with shutters which may be opened and closed, a propeller, apair of angular-1y arranged steering planes respectively provided withshutters, alplumb bob device and connections for operating the shuttersof the tiret-mentioned plane, and a motor and connections for. operatingthe wings and propeller.

2. An airship :provided with a frame, a single plane fixed or stationaryin respect to the frame and having its middle portion iinperforate andhaving at its side portionsl pivotal shut-ters rangiiw from the front tothe back of the ship, and means for working the shutters to open thoseon the high side of the ship.

3. An airsliip provided with a frame, a single plane fixed or stationaryin respect to the frame and having its middle portion imperforate andhaving at its side portions pivotal shutters ranging from front to backof the ship, manual means for working the shut-ters, and a gravitydevice and its connections for automatically opening the shutters on thehigh side of the ship.

Ll. Au airship provided with a traine, a single plane fixed orstationary in respect to the frame and having its middle portioniinpcrforate and having at its side portions pivotal shutters, and meansfor working the shutters to open those on the high side ot the ship.

An airship provided with a frame, a pair of steering planes arranged atan inclination to the center line of the ship and fixed :or stationaryin respect to the frame, and cach of said planes provided with shutters,

and means for simultaneously opening or closing the shutters in eachplane.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my naine.

MELVIN D. COMPTON. lVitnesses:

Ro'r. R. KITCHEL, FRANK E. FRENCH.

